NGO
Americanabbreviation
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National Gas Outlet.
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nongovernmental organization.
abbreviation
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non-governmental organization
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(in India) nongazetted officer
Example Sentences
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"Sidon is overcrowded," said Jihan Kaisi, an NGO director helping the displaced at a school that is already sheltering three times more people than it can handle.
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Nasser Ajram, a paramedic for a local NGO in Sidon, was gripped by anxiety despite his determination to continue his humanitarian mission.
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The Italian NGO Emergency said it received three bodies at its hospital in Kabul and was treating 27 wounded but expected the toll to be higher.
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But the Albanian Journalists Association, an investigative media outlet and an NGO challenged the decision in court, saying the ban breached the constitutional right to free speech.
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A Malawi High Court has dismissed a wrongful‑termination case against US pop star Madonna brought by the sister of a former president, in one of the country's longest-running NGO disputes.
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